6.3% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2260, NSW · Postcode
Language in 2260, NSW
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 6.3% of people in postcode 2260 use a language other than English at home. This is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia, making it a predominantly English-speaking area. While this has risen slightly since 2011, the vast majority of residents still speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 89.6% of the population, which helps explain why the 0.5% of people who speak little or no English is well below the state average. Other languages are rare here, with Mandarin and Italian each spoken by less than 1% of residents.
0.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 2260, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2260/2260-nsw/topic/language